On Feb. 4, 1846, a year and a half after the deaths of Joseph Smith and Hyrum Smith, the first families left Nauvoo, Illinois ...

Fundamentally, Brigham Young was a man of peace; if his tongue occasionally slipped, his actions did not, writes Latter-day ...

The Netflix miniseries is a false depiction that draws on negative stereotypes, writes Matt Grow, managing director of Church ...

The origins of the first September 11 atrocity stem from the murder of Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism, who was assassinated in Illinois on ... soldiers, the Nauvoo Legion, who had ...

Many websites online claim there are 4 National Park Sites in the Hawkeye State. The truth is that there are only 2 Nat ...

When Joseph Smith was murdered in an Illinois prison, he was 34 years old. Brigham Young and the 11 other apostles had to draw strings to see who was going to talk to be the next prophet.

Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said the faith’s approach to immigration is to obey the law, love ...

One month after launching a new website titled Historic Nauvoo, Illinois, and Carthage Jail ... ever get to walk in the Sacred Grove or go into the Joseph Smith boyhood home,” he said. “Translating ...

settled in Utah following conflicts with other communities in Missouri and Illinois, which led to the death of founder Joseph Smith Jr. But 10 years after Young and his followers had arrived in ...

Photo credit: David Wilson Nestled along the Illinois River ... the Mississippi River was once home to Mormon leader Joseph Smith, and boy, does it have stories to tell! The star of the show is the ...

The landmark agreement also included several significant buildings in Nauvoo, Illinois, and important manuscripts ... Restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ. On April 3, 1836, Joseph Smith and ...